Clothes-rack.



Patented Dec. 23, I902. W. BAGGE.

(No Model.)

UNTTnD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

YVALTER BAGGE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY CHARLES HUPPERT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOTH ES-RACK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 716,614, dated December 23, 1902.

Application filed June 23, 1902.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER BAGGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the State of New York, have invented a new and nsefullmprovementin Clothes- Racks, of which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes-racks; and the main object of my invention is the provision of a rack which may be readily secured to a wall in a room to occupy a very small amount of space when folded and when in use to be out of the way, thus providing a means whereby clothes may be dried or aired without the necessity of having them removed from the room.

To this end I have provided a clothes-rack embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts, substantially as disclosed herein.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention, showing the rack at the top of the frame and the manner in which it is held there. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing one of the side bars of the frame broken to illustrate the manner in which the rack is held in place. Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross-section taken on line a; a; of Fig. 1 to clearly show the proper position of the parts.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the rack, which is of the lazy-tongs type, and consists of the two sides connected together by means of the clothes-holding rods a. B is a frame to which said rack is loosely attached, the upper ends of the bars A being pivoted to the upper portion of the frame B and the lower ends of the cooperating bars A sliding on the frame B to allow said rack to be freely expanded and contracted. The lower ends of the bars A are provided with lugs G, extending between the side bars of the frame B to guide said lower ends along said side bars. The rack is held on its sides in the frame B at its lower inside bar A by these lugs O and on its back by the projecting ends B of the upper and lower cross-bars B and 13*.

Connected to the bars A are the pivoted rods or handles D and D, by which the rack may be pushed up or down in the frame B.

The frame B is preferably constructed in $erial No. 112,774. (No model.)

the shape of a parallelogram of light wood in the manner illustrated and is provided with the springs E and E on either side, which are adapted to spring away from the sides of the frame when it is pushed to the top of the containing-frame F in order that the ends of the frame B may be raised upon the cleats G and G, which are secured to the containing-frame F in such a manner as to hold the frame B in place. The frame F is adapted to be secured to the wall of the room or the side easements of a door, and when secured to the door the lower cross-bar F is dispensed with to allow free passage through the doorway. The frame F is preferably constructed, as shown in Fig. 2, with the extensions H, which are at right angles to the side bars of the frame 13 and on the outer edges thereof, the purpose of these extensions being to allow the projecting ends B of the upper and lower cross-bars B and B to freely move up and down within the frame F, said ends B holding the frame B in its place within the frame F. The extensions H provide a rabbet H, in which the projecting ends B- slide.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation of my clothes-rack and its many advantages are fully understood, but clearly stated, the operation is as follows: When the rack is ready to receive the clothes, it is in the lower portion of the frame F, and when a certain amount of clothes has been placed thereon the rack is closed, because it can be raised more easily in its frame when folded than when extended. The frame carrying the rack is then pushed up to the top of the frame F. The springs E and E then being above the cleats G and G spring outward and engage the notch in said cleats, thus holding the frame B in the upper portion of the frame F. The rods D and D are then pushed upward, and by this action the lazy-tongs of the rack are extended, thus projecting the rack into the room and allowing a free circulation of air among the clothes thereon.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a clothes-drier, the combination of a stationary frame provided with rabbets on the rear inner portion of its side bars, a sliding frame the upper and lower bars of which extend into said rabbets, a lazy-tongs rack pivoted at the upper free ends of its inner crossarms to said sliding frame, the lower ends of the coperating cross-arms having sliding connection with the sliding frame, springs 0n the sliding frame adapted to engage with said stationary frame, and depending arms attached t0 the rack by which the same may be expanded and contracted.

WALTER BAGGE. Witnesses:

HENRY CHARLES HUPPERT, WILLIAM RIAOH. 

